Archive for the ‘Hardware’ Category
Be Sure To Enter Our SEGA Trivia Contest
November 14th, 2008 by Recycled Gaming
Don’t miss your opportunity to enter our SEGA Trivia Contest with the chance at winning a SEGA Dreamcast Bundle:
Here are the specific details of what’s included in this retro gaming prize package:
- Dreamcast console (with all needed cables)
- Two Sega Dreamcast controllers
- One official VMU
- Four games: Soul Calibur, Crazy Taxi, Centipede and Kiss: Psycho Circus
- Official Dreamcast carry case
- Free shipping of the prize package to your home or office
This is so exciting! Recycled Gaming has already received hundreds of entries from all around the globe including Madrid Spain, Rio de Janeiro Brazil, Germany, USA, UK, Canada and many other places.
We had no idea how much interest there would be for this contest. Stay tuned as the winner will be picked and announced two weeks from today.
Be sure and get your contest entry in sooner verse later. You only have one week left to get your entry submitted. Thanks and good luck!
Posted in Accessories, Dreamcast, Games, Hardware, Sega
Contest: Win a SEGA Dreamcast Bundle
November 5th, 2008 by Recycled Gaming
As we mentioned on Halloween, a Recycled Gaming contest is just around the corner and tonight I wanted to show off the prize package:
Dreamcast console, two Sega Dreamcast controllers, one Sega Dreamcast VMU and four games: Soul Calibur, Crazy Taxi, Centipede and Kiss Psycho Circus:
We are also including an official Sega Dreamcast bag to carry everything included in the prize packge:
On Friday November 7, 2008 we will be announcing how you can enter to win this amazing retro gaming package, so stay tuned.
Posted in Accessories, Dreamcast, Games, Hardware, Sega
Recycled Gaming Contests Coming Soon
October 31st, 2008 by Recycled Gaming
Starting in November we will be holding one contest per month and giving away some awesome prizes. Some of the prizes you could win:
- Classic console systems (Atari, NES, SNES, N64, Genesis, Sega Dreamcast)
- Portable systems: Game Boy (Classic, Advance, SP), Sega Game Gear
- Retro Games (cartridges, CD’s, DVD’s)
- Wii Virtual Console Points/Credits
- Strategy guides
- Various accessories (controllers, memory cards, rumble paks, cases)
- Game Store Gift Certificates
- Various video game magazine subscriptions
- Other prizes to be announced
We will post more information on our first Recycled Gaming contest in the coming days soon as we iron out some of the specific details.
This is going to be great! Who doesn’t like free game stuff?
Thank you for your continued support of Recycled Gaming. We appreciate all of our visitors, comments and lurkers to the site.
Posted in Accessories, Games, Hardware
Sega Dreamcast: Visual Memory Unit
October 30th, 2008 by Brandon W.
VMU stands for Visual Memory Unit. These little devices are the Dreamcast’s saving system, much like memory cards.
The VMU is unlike any other saving system. Each VMU comes with a little black and white LCD screen, a D-pad, A and B buttons, and Sleep and Mode buttons.
When taken out of a controller you can actually turn on the VMU. Once on, you can either manage files or access mini games. You can even plug two VMU’s together to transfer files.
Mini games become accessible once you save a file from your Dreamcast game. Much of the time, what you complete on the mini games effect your actual gameplay stats.
For example, on Sonic Adventure you can obtain little chao eggs. You can care for these eggs and once they hatch you can train them using your VMU. The better your Chao is trained, the more races he will win in the actual game.
Another wonderful feature of the VMU is its in-game capabilities. Once plugged in, the LCD screen becomes viewable through a little window in the controller. As you play the game you can see animations related to the game.
In Soul Caliber you can actually see the character you chose practicing moves. In some games, the screen is both functional and useful. In NFL2K you can pick your play using the VMU so that nobody can screen watch.
Many people would agree with me when I say that the Dreamcast has one of the best saving systems out of any console. What other memory card has a built in LCD screen that lets you play games? Besides, they just look so cool.
Posted in Accessories, Dreamcast, Hardware, Sega
Videos: Remembering the Sega Dreamcast
October 23rd, 2008 by Sean R.
Over the past few days I’ve become quite the Sega Dreamcast fanboy thanks to Brandon, our Recycled Gaming Dreamcast Correspondent.
Since I’m so new to this awesome but forgotten classic gaming system, I’ve been doing a lot of research on the console.
Below are two videos that I found providing us a nostalgic look back at the Sega Dreamcast console, its pros and cons and why it ultimately failed.
Video #1 - Remembering the Sega Dreamcast: Intro
Video #2 - Remembering the Sega Dreamcast: Why it Failed
Even though Brandon is our official Dreamcast Correspondent, I’ll most likely be doing a few Dreamcast game reviews myself. I really like this system.
My Sega Dreamcast Console
October 20th, 2008 by Sean R.
So after reading Brandon’s post yesterday I got pretty pumped about tracking down my very own Sega Dreamcast.
A few hours after his post, and thanks to Craigslist, I was able to find a really nice Dreamcast. It came with two controllers, 1 original blue VMU and 1 aftermarket 4 MB controller memory card:
Of course it came with all the necessary wires for the Audio/Video and AC power, however I didn’t think it was important to post pictures of the wires 
Thanks to my good friend Troy who is also a game collector like me, I now have the following games to get me started: Read the rest of this entry…
Sega Dreamcast: The Forgotten Console
October 19th, 2008 by Brandon W.
If you were asked about the Sega Dreamcast, what would you know?
It seems that nowadays many gamers are not aware of what the Dreamcast has had, and continues to offer.
The Dreamcast hit the scene in September 1999, when the Nintendo 64 and PlayStation dominated gaming. Quickly, the 128-bit Dreamcast rose to the top with characteristics that appealed to all. It doesn’t matter what genre you prefer, because the Dreamcast has amazing games to offer in all categories. Read the rest of this entry…
Recycled Gaming Writers Needed
October 18th, 2008 by Sean R.
Do you have a passion for playing classic video games and a talent for writing? How about combining the two.
Recycled Gaming is looking for a few good writers who share our excitement for retro video games, accessories and novelties.
Interested? Contact us for more information.
Posted in Accessories, Games, Hardware, Reviews
